Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, apparel retailer Guess? (GES 0.20%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Guess? and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Guess? facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Los Angeles (1981) |
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Market Cap |
$2.2 billion |
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Industry |
Apparel retail |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$2.6 billion |
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Management |
Co-Founder/CEO Paul Marciano Interim CFO Nigel Kershaw |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
22% |
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Cash/Debt |
$294.6 million / $11.4 million |
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Dividend Yield |
3.1% |
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Competitors |
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF -3.67%) Gap (GPS -0.80%) Ralph Lauren (RL -1.21%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 91% of the 781 members who have rated Guess? believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Seattleldg, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
[Guess?] derives about half of its revenue from North America and half from overseas. Asia has been a big growth driver recently posting annual growth rates over 25%. Guess has a significant presence in Europe (especially Italy) which seems to have investors scared. However, growth in Owner Earnings paint a pretty rosy picture. The 5 year compound annual growth rate is 10% while the 10 year growth rate is 22%. With ... [little debt] and a 3.1% dividend yield, [Guess?] offers a huge margin of safety.
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